HB454 Alabama 2024 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Chad RobertsonRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2024

Title

Cleburne County, further provides for service of process, jail telephone system, and pistol permit fees

Summary

HB454 changes Cleburne County fees and funding by adding outside-state service-of-process fees, setting pistol permit fees by age, and creating two sheriff funds to manage jail and law-enforcement revenues.

What This Bill Does

The bill adds a new outside-state service-of-process fee that the sheriff bills to the requesting party and deposits into the Sheriff’s Department Fund. It authorizes the sheriff to operate a jail store and a jail telephone system, with proceeds deposited into two sheriff funds and subject to annual audits, plus a yearly report to the county. It sets pistol permit fees by age ($20 for those under 65; $15 for those 65 and older) and requires these funds to go to the Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Fund for law-enforcement use; the act becomes effective October 1, 2024.

Who It Affects

• People or entities that need outside-Alabama service of process; they would be charged a new service fee and the sheriff would bill the court for the service.
• Individuals applying for pistol permits in Cleburne County (ages 0–64 pay $20; ages 65 and older pay $15) who must pay these fees to the sheriff.

Key Provisions

• Imposes a new outside-state service-of-process fee (listed as $75 with a $20 reference in the text) and requires the sheriff to bill the requesting party, with funds deposited into the Sheriff’s Department Fund.
• Authorizes the sheriff to operate a jail store and a jail telephone system; proceeds from the store go to the Sheriff’s Department Fund and proceeds from the phone system go to the Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Fund, with annual audits and a required yearly report to the county.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Cleburne County